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Hydrophobicity of Lipid-Conjugated siRNAs Predicts Productive Loading to Small Extracellular Vesicles

Biscans, Annabelle
Haraszti, Reka A
Echeverria, Dimas
Miller, Rachael
Didiot, Marie C.
Nikan, Mehran
Roux, Loic
Aronin, Neil
Khvorova, Anastasia
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Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) show promise as natural nano-devices for delivery of therapeutic RNA, but efficient loading of therapeutic RNA remains a challenge. We have recently shown that the attachment of cholesterol to small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) enables efficient and productive loading into sEVs. Here, we systematically explore the ability of lipid conjugates-fatty acids, sterols, and vitamins-to load siRNAs into sEVs and support gene silencing in primary neurons. Hydrophobicity of the conjugated siRNAs defined loading efficiency and the silencing activity of siRNA-sEVs complexes. Vitamin-E-conjugated siRNA supported the best loading into sEVs and productive RNA delivery to neurons.

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Mol Ther. 2018 Jun 6;26(6):1520-1528. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2018.03.019. Epub 2018 Apr 4. Link to article on publisher's site

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10.1016/j.ymthe.2018.03.019
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Copyright © 2018 The American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy. Under a Creative Commons license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/, per article landing page at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymthe.2018.03.019.